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KNITTED FABRIC AND METHOD OF KNITTING Filed May 4, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 5Alix/512702? [SAACH C fiEEEM By 6 0 A2717 Patented Nov.1 7, 1942 I 7 IUNITED STATES PATENTIOFFICE Isaac n. 0. Green, Central Falls,.R. 1.,asslgnor to Hemphill Company, Central Falls, R. L, a corporation ofMassachusetts Application May 4, 1938, Serial No. 206,019 Clalms. (Cl.66-179) This case concerns stockings of the so-called erably wasknitted'in the back and out through solid color pattern type and amethod of ornacertain of the figures so that even though a figurementing the same. This method of omamentamight be made entirely of thesame color, it had tion is further adapted to be applied gen r lly to beknitted from separate yarns. This verand the following disclosure willapply to solid 5 tically extending suture also gave the fabric the colorpattern work and to the general problem of appearance of having a seamat thatpoint. In ornamentation as w n, the present method the stroke ofthe cylinder as In the figures of the drawings: it reciprocates has beenincreased to a consider- Fig. 1 is an elevation of a solid colorpatterned able extent. thereby doing away with this separat half-hosehaving in addition to the solid color suture at the back of the fabricand thus simwork, horizontal and vertical striping made in plifying theknitted product while improving its accordance with the invention;appearance. By increasing the stroke in recipro- Fig. 2 is an elevationshowing the front of the cation to about one and three-fourthsrevolutions half-hose Shown in 1; and feeding the several yarns inadvance of the Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the back of that edges ofeach patterned area, it is possible to knit half-hose shown in Fig. 1;what appears to be a circularly knit article con- Fig. 4 is aconventional representation of a secnected by no sutures other thanthose between tion of fabric at the suture line showing one form theseveral patterning areas. In other words, of ornamentation in detail,the fabric stitches the only sutures, in the finished product as hereibeing greatly enlarged; described are those which connect by interknit-Fig. 5 is a similar conventional showing of anin u us Solid Coloredareas. other part of the fabric, not taken at the suture Referring toFigs. 1, 2 and 3, the general ap line, and showing both horizontals andverticals; pearance of the stocking is illustrated, Figs. 2 Figs. 6-11show successive positions of needles, and 3 showing that the appearanceat the front yarn guides and feeding yams throughoutastroke and at theback are practically identical. In

of knitting in counter-clockwise direction; these Figs. 1, 2 and 3 aconventional half-ho e Figs. 12-17 show similar views throughout the isshown having a rib top I, ring top 2, a leg and following clockwisestroke of knitting. instep being patterned by a solid color pattern Amethod and machine for producing solid color of white at 3 and acontrasting color or colors at patterned hosiery on circular,independent needle 4. These areas are joined by interknitting theknitting machines has been described in detail in end loops to formknitted sutures as will hereinco-pending application Serial No. 171,134,filed after be described. According to the method of October '26, 1937,now Patent No. 2,217,022. This construction these sutures may differ atsome of case is a continuation as to all common subject the points ofjuncture,but the general scheme matter of that application. 3.) prevailsthroughout. These areas are herein il- According to solid color patternknitting in its lustrated as being of diamond form, but it is tosimplest form, certain areas are to be knitted of be understood that,depending upon the capabilone colored yarn and adjacent areas of anotherities of the machine, the pattern scope, and the colored yarn, theseyarns being interknitted in desires of the knitter, varied shapedfigures and some sort of a suture at the junction between pat- 40figures of different sizes or extents may be realterned areas. By a,method of knitting employized. The areas of solid color 4 are, accordinging a plurality of yarns of diiferent colors or of to the present caseand invention, to be knitted contrasting characteristics within a singlearea, of at least two contrasting yarns. For example, it is possible toeffect the knitting of stripes within we shall consider the solid orfilled-in lines as bewhat would normally be an area of a single soliding of black yarn and the sectioned lines of a red color. By combiningthis scheme with the knityarn. Obviously, different colors may b mtingof tuck or draw stitches effects of vertical ployed and likewise theareas 3 may be of two or Stripes or f stripes running in diagonalor'other more colors, but preferably of different colors directions maybe knitted. from those employed in the areas 4. It will be According tothe method employed in the prei noted that each of these areas 4 has asort of ceding Case No. 171,134, sutures were knitted bediamond within adiamond, this effect being protween the adjacent areas of differentcolors or duced by vertical lines bordered by horizontal characteristicsand also a suture at the back of lines. Different configurations may ber ort d the fabric, or at least at one point along the to, all thepossibilities being far too numerou t length thereof. This lastmentioned suture prefmake it worth While to attempt to describ m r thanone or two specific embodiments of the invention from which the generalprinciples and essentials of the invention may be learned.

The stocking includes the usual narrowed and widened heel 6, sole 6which may be reinforced if desired, and a ring toe 1. The narrowed andwidened toe 8 is knitted in the usual way. Other variations of theseelements of the stocking are possible, for instance, the top i may beknitted as plain fabric in this machine and may have an elastic yarninserted in any of the well-known ways to simulate rib appearance and toact as a garter. The pattern work may be extended through the entirefoot except at the heel, ring toe and toe, whereupon the area at 6 willbe patterned as in the leg. If desired the ring. toe may be varied ordispensed with. The usual loopers rounds terminate the toe and theopening thereat is to be looped up in the usual fashion.

Referring to Fig. 4, a section of fabric is shown wherein an areaknitted from red and black yarn joins another area knitted from whiteyarns. The suture between the two is illustrated in detail and will bedescribed more thoroughly in a following paragraph. By the scheme ofknitting employed, a black yarn is fed throughout two courses, then ared yarn for two courses, then a black for two more courses and so on.It is to be understood that the machine is reciprocated continuouslythroughout the knitting of these solid color patterned areas and thatwhen a black yarn or a red yarn is introduced it knits in one directionand then in the return direction whereupon it is withdrawn as the othercolored yarn is introduced. In one form of the invention each yarn maybe fed to all needles knitting within the patterned area on eachstocking, but by a more acceptable form, every other needle will takethe yarn in one direction, then in the return direction the interveningneedles will take said yarn and knit. The result is that a sort ofsingle line stripe of pleasing appearance is produced. The staggeringresults in lines of jagged appearance which are very acceptable in astocking of this type. The fabric will also be less bulky than it wouldbe if each course were knitted on all the needles. While it is notabsolutely necessary to employ the same scheme in the solid coloredareas which are knitted of the white yarn, or at least of a single coloror contrasting colors to that in the areas 4, Fig. 1, it is better toresort to the same scheme to avoid distortion of fabric and unevennessdue to greater weight in the areas 3 than in the areas 4.

In Fig. 4 the fabric is knitted from bottom to top and the suture isshown as it would appear when partly through one of the figures. Inother words, the start is not at the comer of a diamond or other figure.The first course A at the bottom is drawn on a clockwise stroke and endsin the loops 9 and ill of white yarn, the loop l being knitted through aloop H of the red yarn which is started at that particular point. Inother words the needle which first knitted the red yarn will be the lastneedle to knit the white yarn. Obviously the white yarn and the red yarnare knitting at substantially the same time but one at one side or feedof the machine and the other at the opposite. At the end of thisclockwise stroke the cylinder returns and course B is knitted in acounter-clockwise direction, the intermediate needles being raised onthis stroke whereas in the clockwise stroke the so-called alternateneedles are raised for taking the yarn and knitting. A terminal loop 12of the red yarn knits through a loop iii of the white yarn which is inturn knitted through the loop 10 of that same yarn. After loop ID wasknitted on the clockwise stroke that same needle knitted the white yarnover again on the counter-clockwise stroke so that we have the red loopI I, then the white loop I0 knit through the red loop H, thereafteranother white loop I3 and then the loop l2 of the red yarn whereuponthat red yarn fioats at l2 until it is to be introduced again on asubsequent clockwise stroke, but after that stroke in which the blackyarn, or a yam of another color, has been in action.

The white yarn knits across on this counterclockwise stroke and it willbe obvious that another suture will be made at the opposite side of eachof these patterned areas. It is not necessary to illustrate the suturesat the other side of these areas since they will be similar, butopposite to the suture illustrated. In other words, the white yarns willbe knitted just as the red and black yarns are knitted in Fig. 4 when weconsider the opposite side of the white area of that figure. Likewise atthe opposite side of the red and black area in Fig. 4 the red and blackyarns will merely knit into the suture and return being knitted in eachdirection of knitting on those needles which knit the suture. Theseneedles are generally two or three in number thus making it essential tohave a plurality of adjacent needles knitting in the suture in contrastto the alternate arrangement of needles knitting throughout the rest ofthe solid color area.

On the next return stroke in a clockwise direction course C is knittedof the white, terminating in a loop [4 knitted through the initial loopl5 of a black yarn which had been floating as at l6 while the red yarnwas knitting in courses A and B. The black yarn then knits in the returnstroke D terminating in the loop I! drawn through the white loop l8which was the second white loop to knit on that needle as the white yarnwas knitted in a counter-clockwise direction. On the next clockwise andcounter-clockwise strokes the red will be introduced and the black willfioat as it is withdrawn. The cycle will be practically the same as thatdescribed with respect to courses A and B, but since the figure isbecoming wider in one area and narrower in the adjacent, the sutureneedles will differ in each consecutive pair of courses. Theillustration just given will serve to indicate in general how the fabricis knitted, the specific way in which the suture is formed and onespecific manner of efiectlng narrow horizontal stripes from yarns ofcontrasting colors or characteristics within a single solid color area.

Referring to Fig, 5, a section of fabric is shown wherein the edges arepatterned in a manner similar to that illustrated atthe left hand sideof Fig. 4, but the central part is changed in a manner to effectvertical stripes instead of horizontal. In fact, this Figure 5represents a part of the center of one of the areas I, Fig. 1, whileFig. 4 represents a different part of one of those areas, that adjacentthe suture. To change the pattern from one of horizontal lines to linesvertical or at right angles to those first mentioned. needles are socontrolled as to knit one colored yarn only in alternate wales and theother colored yarn only in intermediate wales. While the termshorizontal and vertical are used, this applies to the example hereinshown and it is to be understood that Fig. 4 shows stripes in acoursewise direction while Fig. shows stripes both along the courses andin the direction of the wales. Likewise, examples herein given as simpleillustrations involve alternate and intermediate needles, but otherschemes such as a 2 x 1 or 2 x 2, or others, may be resorted to and arefully within the original intent and scope of the invention.

As will be evident from an inspection of Fig. 5, the horizontal stripesmay be changed to vertical stripes by holding some of the loops so as toknit what are generally termed draw stitches while knitting otherstitches in those wales of ordinary length. These draw stitches are soarranged in courses that certain wales will be knitted only of blackyarn while certain other wales are to be knitted of red yarn, orgenerally speaking, the yarns will be of contrasting colors orcharacteristics.

To the course indicated at E. Fig. 5, the knitting is in accordance withthat described with respect to Fig. 4 wherein the result is horizontallines of contrasting colors. Beginning in course E which is knitted fromblack yarn the alternate needles are drawing loops while the interveningneedles are merely retaining loops of the red yarn which they drew onthe previous stroke. The needles which are knitting in wales l3 and 20are to hold their stitches over an extent of three courses rather thanover a single course as in the previous examples. In the next course,course F, the intermediate needles draw the black yarn, drawing itthrough loops of the red yarn which were taken two courses prior. Afterthese two courses with the black yarn the red yarn is introduced and theblack yarn withdrawn. In course G the red yarn is knitting on alternateneedles, but is skipped by those alternate needles which knit in walesl9 and 20. On the next course H the red yarn is fed on the oppositestroke to the intermediate needles and it will be noted hereinafter thatthose intermediate needles knitting in wales 2|, 22 and 23 are to holdtheir stitches as described with respect to the needles knitting inwales l9 and 20 from the black yarn.

The black yarn will then be introduced on two consecutive courses, andso far as wales I9 and 20 are concerned, will knit loops 26 and 2'!through the greatly extended loops 24 and 25 which floated over adistance of three courses. These stitches 24 and 25 are drawn out orextended over three floats, one of black yarn and two of red yarn. Onthe return stroke with the black yarn it will be skipped by the needlesknitting in wales 2i, 22 and 23, but will immediately knit through theloops 26 and 21 drawn through 24 and 25, respectively. Incidentally thepattern is being widened out and the elongated stitches in these coursesnumber four, an increase of two at each step in the cycle. The scheme iscarried out in the particular pattern herein shown but it will berealized that other schemes may be employed depending upon theparticular pattern and effects desired.

On the next two courses knitted from the red yarn, a similar systemprevails wherein the pattern is widened out at either end, short loopsbeing drawn through the draw stitches which were being held onintermediate needles, and thereafter other loops which are to be heldover a plurality of courses. It is to be noted that in starting oil theelongated loops 24 and 25 are held in three courses, but that the loopsof the stitches.

red yarn are necessarily held for only two courses. If the pattern wasto be changed by converting the red stripes running horizontally toverticals first, the opposite would prevail. It will be noted that atthe edges of the pattern black loops extend over three floats or courseswhereas at the center of the pattern both black and red loops are heldfor two courses only. The result is that in wales such as It and 20 onlythe black yarn is knitted; in wales such as 2|, 22 and 23 only the redyarn is knitted. The conventional representation of the fabric isgreatly enlarged and opened up to a considerable extent so that thefloats show between and around the In the, actual fabric these floatsare not apparent at the face and the appearance is one wherein adjacentwales are of contrasting, solid colors. The particular pattern hereinlllustrated is a simple one and it is quite apparent that manyvariations such as diagonal lines rather than verticals and horizontalsmay be knitted, and in fact, eflects so numerous that no fulldescription could be given in this disclosure.

Now referring to Figs. 6-17 I will describe certain steps in the methodof knitting to show rather briefly which yarns are knitted in thevarious patterned areas, how the changes are made, and how the yarnsfloat when not knitting. Figs. 6-11 are of consecutive steps in acounterclockwise stroke of knitting while Figs. 12-17 show steps in aclockwise stroke.' At one side of the machine two yarn levers 28 and 29feed white yarns 30 and 3| respectively. At the other side four levers32, 33, 34 and 35 feed two black yarns and two red yarns. The set-up issuch that alternate levers feed black yarns and intermediate levers thered yarns. The levers 32 and 34 feed black yarns 36' and 31,respectively; while the levers 33 and 35 feed red yarns 38 and 39,respectively. In Fig. 6 the red yarn 39 and white yarn 30 are in feedingposition, but have ceased to feed since they have been taken by theterminal needles in selected groups which were knitting them.

It is to be understood that suitable knitting cams are provided at eachside of the machine so that needles may knit in either direction as theyreciprocate through these cams. Jack or other control of the needles isprovided so that different groups of needles may be selected at eachknitting station, and further, this selection is provided in bothdirections of travel, all as described in the co-pending applicationabove identified. The selecting mechanism is so controlled that it willbe eifective only as needles approach that stitch cam at which they areto knit and further, the selection can be automatically dispensed withat such times as other phases of knitting occur such as in the ring top,ring toe, and heel and toe. Pattern control is also provided forchanging the position of the feeding yarn guides so that they feed theyarns in the proper courses only. -The selection of needles is differentin its set-up from that of the preceding case in that only alternateneedles are raised to knit except as above mentioned at the suture. Thenecessary pattern set-up is merely a task for the knitter in eachindividual instance. The stroke being approximately one and threefourthsrevolutions of the needle cylinder, needles will pass through the samecam block more than once. A group of needles selected to knit at oneside of the machine will knit thereat and during the remainder of thestroke, will remain at a low level passing beneath stitch cams at theopposite side and also beneath the stitch cams of the flrst mentionedcam feed as they pass through a second time. Obviously, different groupsof needles are knitting at the opposite cam blocks at the same time anddifferent groups knit at the same cam block at different periods withinthe same stroke, but any one group of needles will knit only once on asingle stroke except for those needles involved in the knitting of thesutures.

In said Fig. 6 the black yarn 36 has knitted on that group of needles3:, 3: while the other black yarn 31 has knitted on the group of needles1 y. The needles :1), at. y and 11' generally designate the terminalneedles of a group or the suture needles. of course it must be realizedthat on each stroke as the pattern is varied, the groups of needlesknitting any particular yarns are increased or decreased, as the casemay be. and thus the terminal or suture needles will be changed as thepattern progresses. Hereinafter we will not attempt to point outparticular suture needles, but use the letters as, :c', y and y todesignate the needles at the ends of the groups knitting a particularyarn. Within the groups thus designated alternate needles will knit ayarn on strokes in one direction while intermediate needles will knit onstrokes in the reverse direction. At certain times two, and at othertimes, three needles may be knitting adjacent one another in theproduction of a suture. This is merely incidental to the general schemeof knitting alternate and intermediate needles throughout the groups towhich the various colored yarns are fed. These black yarns have beenwithdrawn and, of course, the white yarns 30 and 3| have knittedthroughout the remainder of the needles. Yarn guide 35 has been broughtdown to feed the red yarn 39.

In Fig. '7 the needle cylinder has traveled about one-third of arevolution and the white yarn 30' is beginning to knit at one side onthe needle :1; while, at the other side, the yarn 39 is in feedingposition, but no needles have been raised to pass through that cam blockand to knit. The other red yarn 38 is not feeding and is floating. Onlythose yarns being knitted on the stroke are shown floating across theneedle circle in Figs. I-11; this is merely for cleamess andconvenience. The maximum entanglement of floats is illustrated in Figs.6 and 12, and between these positions, the floats reach a point ofminimum or practically no entanglement. In Fig. 8 the parts havetraveled through approximately another third revolution, the white yarn30 having been knitted from the needle y to the opposite needle .13. Theyarn guide 28 is withdrawn and yarn guide 29 is lowered to a feedingposition. The yarn 3| is being taken up by a suitable take-up (notshown); each of the yarns is controlled by such a take-up. The red yam39 fed by yarn feeding lever 35 is started to be knitted on the needle11'. The other red yarn 38 is floating across the needle circle.

In Fig. 9 the parts have moved approximately one-quarter turn, the saidred yarn 39 has been knitted from the needle 11' to that at y and isthen withdrawn. The yarn 30 was knitted from the needle y to needle :1:and was withdrawn by raising yarn lever 28. Then yarn lever 29 droppedinto position and started to feed its white yarn 3| to the needle a."and alternate needles following.

In Fig. 10 the eedle cylinder has continued to rotate for about a thirdof a revolution until the red yarn 38 fed by yarn lever 33 has beentaken by the needle :1: and knitted to needle 1:. The yarn guide is notwithdrawn at that moment but the yarn ceases to feed since the needles:1:, .r and alternate needles intervening are the only needles affectedby the selecting means. The other red yarn 39 is floating across theneedle circle as is the white yarn 30, and the opposite white yarn 3|has fed from the needle :2 to the needle 11.

In Fig. 11 the parts continue to rotate throughout the remainder of thestroke, but yarn guides remain in position and the yarns merely floatfrom the point in Fig. 10 to the extremity of travel illustrated in Fig.11.

Now referring to Figs. 12-17 similar steps in the return stroke areillustrated. Fig. 12 is similar to Fig. 11 except that all of the yarnsare shown thereby illustrating the entanglement of yarns at that extremeposition. These yarns will be untangled progressively as the midpoint ofthe clockwise stroke is reached and will then proceed to assume theposition in Fig. 6.

In Fig. 13 parts have moved for about onefourth turn and the yarn levers29 and 33 still remain in feeding position. In Fig. 14 red yam 38 hasfed from the group of needles :0 to :c. The white yarn 3| is started tofeed on needle 11'.

In Fig. 15 this white yarn 3| has fed from needle 11' to :2 while theopposite white yarn 30 has been taken up by the take-up. Red yarn 38 waswithdrawn shortly after knitting on needle 1: and is floating. The otherred yarn 39 has been introduced and has started to feed to the needle 1and the group from that point to the opposite side at y. In Fig. 16 thatsame yarn 39 has knitted over the needles just mentioned. The white yarn39 has started to knit at the needle z and will knit on every otherneedle in that group from a: to y.

In Fig. 17 the needle circle has completed the stroke and is at aposition about degrees from that shown in Fig. 16. The yarn 30 hascompleted knitting to the point y and is floating.

. The yarn 39 as well as the other red yarn 38 are also floating, noknitting being done at the left hand side of these figures afterknitting on the needle 11 Fig. 16. It will be noted that the position ofyarns in Fig. 17 is the same as that in Fig. 6 but the black yarns ortheir floats are not shown. The progressive steps in these Figs. 6-17are taken at a phase of the knitting where the white yarn is knittedover a fairly wide area while the red yarn is knitting over acomparatively narrow area. It may seem that the extreme length of strokeis not necessary from these diagrammatic illustrations, however, thereare other extremes in which it is necessary. Of course, the patternextends from a point with the red and/or black yarns to approximately180 degrees of the travel of the needle cylinder, and vice versa withthe white yarns. While I have described the operation as well as thefabric with respect to particular colors, it is to be understood thatany colors or yarns of any different characteristics may be employed andthat I resort to specific colors and pattern merely for purposes ofgiving one clear example of a fabric and the method of knitting.

On the following strokes in a counter-clockwise and clockwise directionthe white yarn would be knitted as just described with respect to Figs.6-17 but on different numbers of needles. Of course, what I have termedthe alternate needles would be controlled to take yarn and knit onappear more or less like strokes in one direction while in the reversedirection the intermediate needles would be those controlled to performsaid function. When knitting the verticals above described, theselecting means is merely set up so as to control needles to knit thedraw stitches in the manner described. On these subsequentcounter-clockwise and clockwise strokes the black yarns will becontrolled as the red yarns were in Figs. 6-17, although they would kniton difierent numbers of needles, the number being greater or lessdepending upon whether or not the pattern was being widened or narrowed.

Lengthening the stroke so that the seam or suture which formerly had tobe knitted at the back of the article is done away with is of great helpin knitting, patterns as herein described. In the previous construction,those figures at the back of the article where the suture intervenes hadboth sides of each figure knitted from separate yarns, and necessarilytwice as many yarn guides had to be employed. This brought aboutadditional entanglement of the yarns adding to the machine difiiculties,but further, the use of different yarns at each side affected the figureitself. Stripes at one half might not align with stripes in the otherhalf, that is, in a horizontal direction, and were not continuous asthey are according to the present practice. Any vertical striping atthat point would necessarily be interrupted by the suture at the centerof each figure.

Likewise, diagonal stripes could not be formed at the back of thestocking comparable to those at the front. With the present practicethere is no distinction in these respects between the figures at thefront, back, or at any other position.

In the examples illustrated in this case vertical and horizontal stripesand combinations have been illustrated. Diagonal lines may be producedby proper arrangement of pattern, these diagonal lines being of thecolor within the figures, or in certain instances being made to standout and an overlaid stripe. Combinations of horizontal, vertical anddiagonal lines may be knitted if desired.

The invention has been described in more or less detail with respect tocertain preferred examples, but is not to be considered as limitedthereto since many variations will be obvious to those skilled in theart and will fall within the scope of the invention as originallyintended. The invention is defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A method of knitting to produce vertical stripes in reciprocatorywork including the steps of knitting a plurality of diiferent coloredyarns each yarn knitting in a partial course only, one of said yarnsbeing knitted in spaced courses and in spaced wales and floated overintervening wales in some of such partial courses, the other of saidyarns being knitted in spaced, intervening courses and in those waleswherein the first of said yarns was floated at others of said partialcourses.

2. A fabric having solid colored patterned areas knitted byreciprocatory knitting and connected to adjacent areas by knittedsutures, some of said areas comprising a plurality of yarns one of whichyarns is knitted in spaced courses and floated over intervening coursesat the suture at one side of said patterned area, said yarns being ofdifferent characteristics to eifect patterned work within said singlearea.

3. A fabric having solid colored patterned areas knitted inreciprocatory knitting and connected by knitted sutures, some of saidareas being formed of a plurality of yarns one of which is knitted inspaced courses and another of which is knitted in intervening courses,one of said yarns being knitted at certain parts of said area in certainwales to the exclusion of the other yarn, and said other yarn beingknitted in other wales to the exclusion of the yarn first mentioned.

4. A fabric having patterned areas some of which are solid coloredpatterned areas, said fabric being knitted from a plurality of difierentcolored yarns some of which are knitted as horizontal stripes-in thefabric, each stripe comprising a course formed by a drawing together oftwo separately knitted courses each of which is knitted in areciprocatory manner, one course in one direction and'the other coursein the opposite direction, loops in alternate wales only of a yarn beingknitted in one course and loops in intermediate wales only thereof beingknitted in the second course.

5. A method of knitting to produce vertical stripes in reciprocatorilyknitted work including the steps of knitting two yams of differentcolors,

knitting one of said yarns in a plurality of courses but in spaced walesonly, reciprocatorily, first in one direction and then in the opposite,knitting the other of said yarns in a plurality of courses alternatingwith said first mentioned plurality, and in wales intervening those inwhich the first mentioned yarn was knitted, reciprocatorily, first inone direction and then in the opposite, the last knitted loops of eachyarn being held after knitting the said plurality of courses thereofwhile the intervening plurality of courses of the other yarn are beingknitted;

- ISAAC 1- 1. 0. GREEN.

